When LinkedIn was founded at the end of 2002, it revolutionized the staffing industry. Touted as a professional social site, it very soon became the go-to … Read more
#SourceCon Presents – The Wonderful World Of Chrome Extensions – Volume 22
SourceCon is pleased to partner with the Dean Da Costa, the human encyclopedia for all things “tool-related,” to produce a series of e-books into the … Read more
Who Is That Person?
There are many reasons why you may need to find out who is in a photo and run a reverse image search. Sometimes, you need to check if the person who just … Read more
The Dos and Don’ts of Using Social for Sourcing for Beginners
Are you using social media in your search for finding good candidates that could be filling your roles? Your ideal candidate could be passively looking or … Read more
The Endless Game of Gathering Candidate Contact Data
Growing up, I used to love to watch game shows, such as Family Feud, The Price is Right and The Joker’s Wild. I especially liked to watch The Wheel of … Read more
How to Locate the Person Behind an Email Address
When you are searching for candidates via search engines, sometimes you will find lists of attendees that are not connected with the names. You know that … Read more
From 0 to 1 – My Year in Growth Hacking Recruitment
Any avid reader of SourceCon has read and heard about Growth Hacking and how it can be applied to sourcing and recruiting. At the beginning of the year, … Read more
#SourceCon Presents – The Wonderful World Of Chrome Extensions – Volume 20
There has been a high demand for sourcing tools and extensions. Many sourcing tools come and go, yet the market is undoubtedly hot for an extension that … Read more
How to Source Candidates on Medium
Wikipedia describes Medium as an online publishing platform developed by Evan Williams launched in August 2012. The platform is an example of social … Read more
Why the Google Filter Bubble Is Bad for Sourcing
If I was to ask you which search engine you use every day or which search engine you use when you are sourcing, I am quite confident that your answer would … Read more
Sourcing on WordPress
How often do we find ourselves scrambling to find new candidates? Wouldn’t it be nice to have free resumes to reach out to, and screen? The answer for most … Read more
#SourceCon Presents – The Wonderful World Of Chrome Extensions – Volume 18
It’s obvious that most recruiters and sourcers have a love affair with sourcing tools. There has been a high demand for sourcing tools and extensions. Many … Read more
Engaging Millennial Talent
Millennials, Gen Y, professionals born after 1981, how do we attract thee? According to the US Census Bureau, 56 Million Millennials were in the workforce … Read more
The Importance of Transparency in Employer Branding
Transparency matters to your employer brand. The reputation of your organization as an employer is your employer brand. The difference between an empty … Read more
DIY FREE Sourcing Automation Tools
WebClipDrop is a pretty cool tool by my free trial expired. SeekOut is an excellent tool, but my free trial expired. SocialList has brilliant search agents … Read more
Tech Sourcing Deep Dive: Sourcing via CodePen
The world wide web is a fantastic place of endless resources that you as a sourcer can use. Github, StackOverflow, Hacker News, AngelList are popular … Read more
Defining DevOps Culture and Using It to Better Source Candidates
Are you a sourcer struggling with filling DevOps positions? If yes, let’s learn a bit about DevOps, and hopefully, by the end of this article, you will … Read more
Phone a Friend from LinkedIn Recruiter
Playing with LinkedIn today I stumbled on a helpful link to a feature that does not currently exist. Until they take this down you see for yourself from … Read more
Comparing Top Diversity Sourcing Tools
I’ve been interested in diversity sourcing for many years now. I’ve helped build sourcing teams and have created sourcing strategies designed to address … Read more
Another New Update For Our Favorite Facebook Sourcing Tool
At SourceCon, we love our free tools! After each SourceCon conference, the news of the latest and greatest free tools are spread quickly over social media. … Read more